Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 565 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Audience first): Formal: Annual Day, welcoming guests, debates, the assembly news, interviews, a vote of thanks. Informal: chatting with friends, birthday parties, family talk, calls with grandparents. Think about the audience first: their age, the occasion and what they already know. In formal speech say “going to”, not “gonna”.

1. 1.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) You won’t believe this!
3. 3.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
7. 7.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
14. 14.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
16. 16.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
17. 17.Which of these is an informal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
18. 18.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
19. 19.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Good morning, everyone
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
24. 24.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) the length of the mic (c) your lunch plans (d) who your audience is
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) Kindly allow me to begin
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
29. 29.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) long, hard words (c) only big numbers (d) lots of difficult terms
30. 30.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
38. 38.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) Kindly allow me to begin
39. 39.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) would like (c) going to (d) grateful

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